A new life
Couple carry on parents dream, restore historic Bloomfield house It’s hard to miss. A house on the north side of the road in Bloomfield, sitting on blocks, towering over the village. This is the start of renovation, which is more of a passion project with a unique back story. THE JOURNEY This story starts as […]
Quality of care
HJ McFarland Home Family Council concerned over recent changes HJ McFarland Home Family Council member Joy Vervoort addressed Committee of the Whole on Thursday after changes at the home have left five management positions with interim managers. “We are here on behalf of the residents of HJ McFarland who can’t speak on their own behalf,” […]
The Tremaine map
Historic map of the County gets new lease on life The 1863 Tremaine map of Prince Edward County is one of the most important documents held in the County’s public archives. Originally in book form, the pages at some time in the past were glued to a canvas backing, and now hangs in the microfilm […]
Wellington Water Week
Raising awareness of water through the arts Wellington Water Week opened a full schedule of events with a sublime choral concert by the acclaimed Opus 8 at Wellington United Church on Friday evening. The choral octet filled the church with the power of human voices, with songs including an arrangement of Danny Boy as it […]
Hoppin’
Pleasant Valley Farms still hoping to crack the local market for hops When we last checked in with Edgar Ramirez and Catherine Crawford at Pleasant Valley Hops (PVH) it was just as the craft beer boom was exploding in the County. PVH had then been open for five years, and although sales were coming in, […]
Music at Port Milford
Summer camp mentors young musicians Since 1987, young musicians have been coming to a summer camp in Port Milford to hone their skills under the guidance of an international team of professional musicians. The camp was started by Meg Hill and her mother, Doris Goldman, to provide individual and group instruction in classical chamber music […]
Fermentation revival
Festival brews up a recipe for success Hundreds of people attended the third annual Ontario Fermentation Festival at the Crystal Palace in Picton on Saturday. In an event where the mascot is a kosher dill pickle, there was a definite air of whimsy and irreverence that accompanied the more serious pursuit of making tasty and […]
Loyalist roots
Free tree planting along Loyalist Parkway If you are a property owner along the Loyalist Parkway in the County, you could be eligible for a free tree planting this fall. In its ongoing mission to increase the amount of trees along Loyalist Parkway, the Loyalist Parkway Association is offering native tree planting at no cost […]
Barbers in the barn
Jill and Matthew Barber play matinee concert at Chadsey’s It was a slow day at By Chadsey’s Cairns vineyard some 10 years ago, and Richard Johnston was bored with the music playing in the tasting room. Nobody had come in for a while, so he quickly went to the house and picked up a handful […]
More to say
Save Picton Bay has deputation cut short at council meeting The Save Picton Bay Group (SPBG) has been left scratching its head after member Brian Etherington’s deputation to council on July 23 was abruptly cut short with “unparliamentary language” cited as the reason. The SPBG group was baffled by this and had to comb through […]